Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-05-03

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[01] Minister of state issues message on occasion of World Press Day

[01] Minister of state issues message on occasion of World Press Day

"The quality of the press, both printed and electronic, is an issues concerning our entire society collectively and for every citizen separately and constitutes one of the safest indicators of the quality of democracy and for this reason it constitutes a leading target for the new governance," he said.

Roussopoulos added that "we are dedicating our strength in this direction with the belief that investing in institutions is a steadfast foundation for every optimistic thought for the future."

Main opposition PASOK Spokesman Nikos Athanassakis and Coalition of the Left, Movements and Ecology (SYN) President Alekos Alavanos highlighted the close relationship between freedom of the press and democracy in separate statements they made on occasion of World Press Freedom Day.

"Democracy and freedom of the press are two concepts that are absolutely linked," Athanassakis said in his statement.

"The degree of freedom of the press constitutes the safest and most essential criterion of how democracy operates; the quality of democracy is reflected in the press - both print and electronic - of each country," Athanassakis continued.

"I consider it my responsibility to express on behalf of SYN a message of solidarity and support to the daily struggle of journalists everywhere in their efforts to inform, to communicate, to publicise, to disseminate knowledge and for all those elements that make this occupation an organic part at the core of democracy," Alavanos stated in his message.

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